Once again, life imitates SCTV

[Dr. Mabuse]

In this case, the Americans are taking their cue from 'Das Boobs':

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_submarines_women_odd

"Mon Sep 28, 10:31 am ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Pentagon officials are calling for an end
to the U.S. military's historical ban on allowing women to serve in
submarines.
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the top
U.S. military officer, advocated the policy change in written
congressional testimony distributed by his office to reporters on
Friday.
"I believe we should continue to broaden opportunities for women. One
policy I would like to see changed is the one barring (women's)
service aboard submarines," Mullen said.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said he was "moving out aggressively on
this."
"I am very comfortable addressing integrating women into the submarine
force," Admiral Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, said in a
statement."
Women account for about 15 percent of the more than 336,000 members of
the U.S. Navy and can serve on its surface ships. But critics have
argued that submarines are different, pointing to cramped quarters
where some crews share beds in shifts.
Nancy Duff Campbell, an advocate for expanding the role of women in
the U.S. armed forces, said it would be easy to resolve problems
associated with so-called "hot-bunking."...

Of course! We'd just make them bunk with PeeWee!

Wanda

[Michael O'Connor]

I think it is interesting to point out that when Navy ships go out on
those 12 month missions, a surprising percentage of the women on the
ships get back to port either pregnant or with a newborn baby.

[vic arpeggio]

What's so funny? Tell me. I like a good joke.

Vic